Case Studies
From Conversations to Conversions: Automating the Customer-to-Ad Pipeline for a Top Shortbread Brand
September 18, 2025

Kerri-Lee Kramer and Ahna Boley

September 18, 2025

Dramatically reducing ad creation costs while delivering customer-driven, authentic content changed the game for the category leader.

How GenAI transformed a biscuit brand’s strategy by cutting ad costs, unlocking consumer insights, and dominating online chatter with data-driven creativity.

CHALLENGES:

listening247 was engaged by an influential Chair/Investor to analyse the biscuit consumer category to understand:

  1. The position in the market of the major players and;
  2. How the industry understands consumers sentiment.

SOLUTION:

Using its proprietary Gen AI model, l247:

1. Analyzed 6,645 posts from online conversations about the brand and its competitors
  • 92% positive sentiment around shortbread biscuits and cookies;
  • Primary conversations happen on Instagram.
2. Identified conversational themes to drive social content 
  • Audience engagement through humour;
  • The ideal gift for celebrations.
3. Suggested Marketing Actions
  • Enhance product packaging for gifting;
  • Leverage storytelling in marketing with influencers / celebrities;
  • Engage in co-created content;
  • Expand collaborative physical and digital events.
4. Drafted Ad Copy & Generated AI Imagery

Results:

The Chair was able to demonstrate how using the power of data insights + genAI allows the major brand category leader to be more commercialdisrupt the industry and dominate online conversations through:

  1. Dramatically Reducing Ad Creation Costs
  2. Creating Customer-Driven Ads that are relevant, authentic, and resonant with the target audience
  3. Streamlining workflows and reducing campaign delivery timeframes